Employment Articles in Fort Collins, Colorado

Resource Request

Introverts’ Struggles — and Strategies for Success — on the Jobby Lindsey Pollak - Jul, 2014Nancy Ancowitz is a business communication coach who helps clients with vital career-building and leadership skills, and is author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®. I recently connected with her to learn more about strategies introverts can use to succeed on the job and how introverts and extroverts can work well together.
Here’s what she had to say:
What do introverts tend to struggle with in the workplace?
1. H...

3 Easy Ways to Disguise Resume Gapsby Louise Fletcher - Jul, 2014If you’re worried about gaps in your resume, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common concerns expressed by new clients of Blue Sky Resumes, and a common topic of conversation on web forums and social media sites.
The good news is that resume gaps are not as big a concern as they used to be. As our economy has changed, the world of work has transformed with it. People keep jobs for shorter and shorter periods of tim...

How Do Headhunters Work?by Louise Fletcher - Jul, 2014Most job seekers fundamentally misunderstand the role of professional headhunters (also known as recruiters) and as a result, they miss out on countless job opportunities.
In this article, I am going to explain exactly how headhunters work and how you can find them, because they are a vital part of the job search for anyone at the manager level and above.
That’s because headhunters are paid by companies to fill vacant po...

5 Ways Your Local Library Can Help Your Careerby Adrienne Erin - Jul, 2014When Benjamin Franklin invented the public library, he probably didn’t foresee them becoming the mecca of resources, events and free programs that they are today. Libraries, for many people, are more than just a place that lets them borrow books. They are a place to work, a place to access the internet and a place to learn.
We all pay into the public library system, and some of us are lucky enough to have access to college...

How to Build Strong Relationships with Recruiters, Hiring Executives & Key Influencersby Cheryl Lynch Simpson - Jul, 2014Ultimately, a job search is all about relationships – building meaningful connections with retained recruiters, hiring managers/executives, and key industry influencers. But how do you do that in world of information overload?
The approach I recommend is to give before you seek to receive from these important connections. Everyone else is bombarding them with requests from the get-go; if you take a different approach...

5 ways to position yourself for a return to prior careerby Julie Walraven - Jul, 2014There are multiple types of career changes. One of those is the individual who started in one field and left it to pursue other interests. Are you one of those people who have worked in multiple fields? You aren’t alone. Many of my clients have worked in more than one field. If you leave a field for a period of time and then want to return, you may be facing a tougher struggle than if you had stayed in the field throughout you...

Getting Past the Telephone Screening Interviewby Robin Ryan - Jul, 2014When an employer calls to say, "We'd like to discuss your qualifications a bit.” what they are really saying is “We want to know more about your exact skills and verify your resume, before we offer you an interview.” Human Resources professionals refer to this interview as the Screening Interview. In today’s job market this kind of screening process has become very popular and is frequently used. This initial employer contact...

Handling the Dreaded “You’re Overqualified” Challengeby Robin Ryan - Jul, 2014Seems I continually hear this complaint, “They aren’t hiring me because I’m overqualified.” One man wrote an e-mail to me concerned about this problem:
“I have a lot of incredible extracurricular professional activities, publishing expertise, project management experience, board leadership skills, etc. I have an MBA, and am a CPA. All of this info is on my resume because it sets me apart. However, I am concerned that peopl...

Looking for a Job: Here is One Technique That Worksby Robin Ryan - Jul, 201485% of all jobs are never advertised. 85%!! Most of these are good jobs with the better salaries that you seek. A networking technique called Informational Interviewing is a successful tool that job hunters have used to find these unadvertised jobs. Many job hunters attending my job search seminars are unfamiliar with it, but 63% of all new jobs were found through contacts last year. It's a valuable technique to learn and impl...

Moms Returning to Workby Robin Ryan - Jul, 2014Joanne left the workforce 14 years ago when her daughter was a baby. Now that the daughter is driving, Joanne began to consider breaking back into the workforce. She contacted me for career guidance in June, when she saw an advertisement for the ideal job. She had no résumé, and no well-considered plan on how to integrate back into the working world.
We created a powerful résumé detailing both her old experience and more re...

If you know of an article that should be listed here, please let us know.